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Saturday, March 6, 2010
2010 NCAA Division III Wrestling National Championship
Ulrich and Morin Earn All-American Honors
Morin Finishes Fifth Nationally (165); Ulrich Places Sixth Overall (141)
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – For the first time in the history of the University
of Southern Maine Huskies wrestling program two student-athletes have achieved
All-American status competing at the 2010 NCAA Division III National
Championship tournament at the U.S. Cellular Arena in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Senior >Mike Morin (Fryeburg, Maine/St. Thomas Aquinas) repeated his 2009
achievement earning All-American status for the second straight season placing
fifth at 165-pounds. Junior Matt Ulrich (Garfield, N.J.) competing in his
first-ever NCAA national championship tournament entered the tournament unseeded
and battled his way to a sixth place finish in the 141-pound division.
Morin and Ulrich each earned their spot at the national championship after
claiming their individual weight divisions at the 2010 New England Wrestling
Association (NEWA).
Ulrich began his first ever national championship appearance with a bang,
defeating two ranked opponents to open meet. Ulrich gutted out a solid 6-5
decision over seventh seeded Kevin Donahue of Cornell College and continued to
steamroll his way into the bracket defeating the number two-seed Jafari Vanier
of Augsburg by decision 6-2 to advance to the national semifinals of his weight
class. Ulrich dropped his first match of the tournament to Ithaca’s Jeremy
Stierly by decision 4-2 and eventually went on to finish in sixth place.
Seeded fourth in the 165-pound weight class, Morin, a 2009 NCAA Division
III Wrestling All-American, earned a first round bye in the tournament and then
defeated Vincent Alber of UW-Platteville 7-5 in his first match. In his second
match, Morin fell to Vincent Renaut of Merchant Marine Academy by decision 5-3.
Morin regrouped and defeated his next two opponents downing Joey Favia of
Stevens Institute by major decision 12-4 and then battling to a 7-6 decision
over University of Wisconsin-La Crosse’s Corey Ferguson. Morin lost his second
match of the tournament falling to Coe’s Nick LeClere in 6:57 before claiming
fifth place with a 13-8 decision over Justin Barowski of Del Val.
Aside from his All-American honors, Morin also repeated as a wrestling
Scholar All-American and was joined by teammates senior Doug Christensen
(Middletown, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury) and junior Billy Cole (Madbury, N.H./Oyster
River).
Morin completes his career at Southern Maine as its most highly decorated
grappler. Earning the first ever All-American honors for the wrestling program,
Morin is a three-time All-New England champion at the 165 pound weight class.
Morin finishes his remarkable career with an equally outstanding record of 133
wins and 21 losses for a winning percentage of .863.
Christensen is repeating as a wrestling Scholar All-American. He is a two-
time All-New England wrestler (2009, 2010) and finishes his career at Southern
Maine with a record of 49-41.
2010 NCAA Division III Wrestling National Championship
USM Wrestlers
141 pounds: Matt Ulrich (SM) dec. No. 7 Kevin Donahue (Cornell College) 6-5;
Ulrich (SM) dec. No. 2 Jafari Vanier (Augsburg) 6-2; Jeremy Stierly (Ithaca)
dec. Ulrich (SM) 4-2; Kevin Donahue (Cornell) dec. Ulrich (SM) 7-1; FIFTH PLACE
MATCH: Ryan Bridge (Stevens Inst.) major dec. Ulrich (SM) 11-1
165 pounds: Mike Morin (SM) dec. Vincent Alber (UW-Platteville) 7-5; Vincent
Renaut (Merchant Marine) dec. Morin (SM) 5-3; Morin (SM) major decision Joey
Favia (Stevens Inst.) 12-4; Morin (SM) dec. Corey Ferguson (UW-La Crosse) 7-6;
Nick LeClere (Coe) pinned Morin (SM) 6:57; FIFTH PLACE MATCH: Morin (SM) dec.
Justin Barowski (Del Val) 13-8
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Friday, March 5, 2010
2010 NCAA Division III Wrestling National Championship
Ulrich Advances In Championship Bracket Poised For All-American Status
Morin Start Tourney 1-1, Still Competing For All-American
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Senior Mike Morin (Fryeburg, Maine/St. Thomas
Aquinas) and junior Matt Ulrich (Garfield, N.J.) each earned a victory in their
first matches Friday in the first day of the 2010 NCAA Division III Wrestling
Championships at the U.S. Cellular Arena in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Morin and Ulrich each earned their spot at the national championship after
claiming their individual weight divisions at the 2010 New England Wrestling
Association (NEWA).
Participating in the NCAA Division III National Championship for the first
time in his career Ulrich, an unseeded grappler in the 141-pound division,
gutted out a solid 6-5 decision over seventh seeded Kevin Donahue of Cornell
College. Ulrich continued to steamroll his way into the bracket defeating the
number two-seed Jafari Vanier of Augsburg by decision 6-2. With his second win
of the tournament, Ulrich assured himself of a top-eight finish and All-American
honors.
Seeded fourth in the 165-pound weight class, Morin, a 2009 NCAA Division
III Wrestling All-American, earned a first round bye in the tournament and then
defeated Vincent Alber of UW-Platteville 7-5 in his first match. In his second
match, Morin fell to Vincent Renaut of Merchant Marine Academy by decision 5-3.
Morin is still alive in the championship and can place as high as third.
Ulrich and Morin continue in action at the 2010 NCAA Division III Wrestling
National Championship on Saturday.
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Monday, March 1, 2010
Four Southern Maine Wrestlers Honored By Pilgrim League
Four Grapplers Earn Scholar-Athlete Distinction
GORHAM, Maine – Four members of the University of Southern Maine Huskies
wrestling team were recognized by the Pilgrim Wrestling League with post-season
honors. Senior Mike Morin (Fryeburg, Maine/St. Thomas Aquinas), junior Matt
Ulrich (Garfield, N.J.) and sophomore Billy Cole (Madbury, N.H./Oyster River)
each earned first team all-star honors and freshman Peter Gilman (Alfred,
Maine/Massabesic) was awarded honorable mention status. The Huskies also placed
four members of their team on the league’s Scholar-Athlete All-Star team.
Senior Doug Christensen (Middletown, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury) and sophomore Cinjin
Goeway (Pittsfield, Maine/Maine Central institute) joined Morin and Cole with
academic distinction.
In his first season with Southern Maine, Gilman made his mark earning All-
New England honors at the 2010 New England Wrestling Association Championship
(NEWA). Gilman placed fifth at 157-pounds during the championship. Wrestling
at several weight classes, Gilman finished the year with a respectable 17-16
record.
Wrestling at 133-pounds, Cole reached the 30-win mark in his second season
with the Huskies finishing the year with a solid 30-11 record. Cole was 16-6 in
dual meet competition and earned 12 wins by fall throughout the season.
Morin and Ulrich each had a sensational season for the Huskies, culminating
in berths into the NCAA Division III National Championship. Earning Pilgrim
League honors for the first time in his career, Ulrich finished the 2009-2010 regular
season with a 22-2 record. Ulrich earned his bid into the NCAA tournament after
capturing the 141-pound title at the NEWA Championships.
Southern Maine’s first-ever NCAA Wrestling All-American, Morin repeated as
the NEWA Champion at 165-pounds for the third straight season (2008, 2009 and
2010). Morin finished the 2010 regular season with an outstanding 40-3 record. Ranked
third nationally in his weight class, Morin is headed to the NCAA Division III
National Championship for the third time. In 2009, he finished fourth earning
All-American honors. Morin heads into the championship with a career record of
129-19 (.871 winning percentage).
Morin and Ulrich will represent the University of Southern Maine at the
2010 NCAA Wrestling Division III National Championship beginning Friday, March
5 (11:00 a.m.) at the U.S. Cellular Arena in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
2010 Pilgrim League Wrestling All-Star First Team:
Weight Name Year School
125 Brandon Gauthier Sophomore Rhode Island College
133 Billy Cole Sophomore University of Southern Maine
141 Matt Ulrich Junior University of Southern Maine
149 John Marsh Senior Bridgewater State College
157 Frank Cammisa Senior Bridgewater State College
165 Mike Morin Senior University of Southern Maine
174 Colin Lenhardt Freshman Johnson & Wales University
184 Brennan Ward Junior Johnson & Wales University
197 Nick Cambi Junior Roger Williams University
285 Humphrey Swift Freshman Johnson & Wales University
2010 ALL-STAR SECOND TEAM:
125 Brian Conley Sophomore Johnson & Wales University
133 Jay Mahoney Senior Roger Williams University
141 Mike Trasso Sophomore Rhode Island College
149 Kevin Sutherland Junior Rhode Island College
157 Andy Snyder Junior U.S. Coast Guard Academy
165 Kyle Rodgers Senior Roger Williams University
165 Ethan Raymond Junior Bridgewater State College
174 Joe Manley Senior Rhode Island College
184 Phil Ernst Freshman Roger Williams University
197 Patrick McCrohan Senior Johnson & Wales University
285 Brian Nicoll Freshman Rhode Island College
2010 HONORABLE MENTION ALL-STAR SELECTIONS:
133 Andrew Armstrong Senior U.S. Coast Guard Academy
141 John Donaleski Sophomore Johnson & Wales University
157 Peter Gilman Freshman University of Southern Maine
174 Zack Bates Junior Bridgewater State College
174 Chris Nadeau Senior Roger Williams University
184 Ray Moore Senior Rhode Island College
2010 SCHOLAR-ATHLETE ALL-STAR TEAM:
125 Michael Bastante Junior Johnson & Wales University
125 Brian Conley Sophomore Johnson & Wales University
133 Andrew Armstrong Senior U.S. Coast Guard Academy
133 Billy Cole Sophomore University of Southern Maine
133 Travis Drappi Junior Rhode Island College
133 James Soprano Sophomore Johnson & Wales University
141 John Donaleski Sophomore Johnson & Wales University
141 Cinjin Goeway Sophomore University of Southern Maine
149 Doug Christensen Senior University of Southern Maine
149 Kevin Edward Sophomore Roger Williams University
149 Nick Herrick Junior Roger Williams University
149 Kevin Sutherland Junior Rhode Island College
157 Kyle D’Urso Sophomore Roger Williams University
157 Alex Shea Junior Johnson & Wales University
165 Mike Morin Senior University of Southern Maine
174 Zack Bates Junior Bridgewater State College
174 Chris Nadeau Senior Roger Williams University
197 Nick Cambi Junior Roger Williams University
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Sunday, February 21, 2010
Morin, Ulrich Punch Tickets to NCAA Division III Championship
Five USM Wrestlers Earn All-New England Honors as Huskies Place Sixth
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Senior Mike Morin (Fryeburg, Maine/St. Thomas
Aquinas) defended his 165-pound championship and junior Matt Ulrich (Garfield,
N.J.) captured the title at 141 pounds to each earn a bid to the 2010 NCAA
Division III National Championship and lead the University of Southern Maine
Huskies wrestling team to a sixth place finish at the 32nd Annual New England
Wrestling Association (NEWA) Championship Sunday night at the Alumni Healthful
Living Center on the Western New England College campus in Springfield, Mass.
With both Morin and Ulrich earning automatic bids to the NCAA Division III
National Championship, it marks the first time that Southern Maine will be
sending two wrestlers to the national tournament and the fourth straight year
that at least one Husky will compete for national championship honors.
The Huskies finished with 82 points, their highest point total since
becoming a varsity sport at USM. Williams College won the team championship
scoring 128.5 points followed by Springfield College in second place 100.5
points. Johnson & Wales and Wesleyan tied for third place with 95 points and
Bridgewater State finished fifth with 88.5 points in the 14-team event.
Morin, the 2007 and 2008 NEWA Champion at 165-pounds, defended his two-time
title defeating his five opponents by a combined score of 68-20. USM’s first
ever wrestling All-American, placing fourth in the 2009 NCAA Division III
National Championship, is currently ranked third nationally in his weight class
and boasts a season record of 40-3 and has a career record of 129-19. The top-
seed in the NEWA Championship, Morin defeated Trinity’s Benjamin Speicher by
major decision 17-6, defeated Coast Guard’s Matt Leisy by technical fall 18-2
and then downed Bridgewater State’s Ethan Raymond by major decision 14-5.
Morin vaulted into the championship bout after defeating second seed Josh
Berkovic of Wesleyan 9-4 and then claimed the title defeating Berkovic for a
second time by decision 10-3.
Ulrich punched his ticket to the NCAA championship for the first time,
gutting his way through the 141-pound bracket. Seeded second Ulrich defeated
Wesleyan’s Howard Tobochnik 8-7 in his first match and then downed Rhode Island
College Mike Trasso 8-1, before pinning Trinity’s Jacob Gire in 6:37. In the
championship bout, Ulrich defeated top-seeded Dylan Rittenburg of Williams
College 6-2 for the title.
Three other USM wrestlers earned top-six finishes for the Huskies to earn
All-New England honors along with Morin and Ulrich. Senior Doug Christensen
(Middletown, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury) placed fourth at 149-pounds, while freshman
Peter Gilman (Alfred, Maine/Massabesic) and Travis Spencer (Waldo, Maine/Belfast
Area) placed fifth in sixth at 157 and 197 pounds respectively.
Southern Maine assistant coach Julio Santiago was also honored during the
weekend earning the 2010 New England Wrestling Association Assistant Coach of
the Year award.
The 2010 NCAA Division III National Championship will be held March 5-6 in
Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Teams Scores (Final): 1. Williams 128.5, 2. Springfield 100.5, 3. tie between
Johnson & Wales 95 and Wesleyan 95, 5. Bridgewater State 88.5, 6. Southern Maine
82, 7. Rhode Island College 78, 8. Roger Williams 46, 9. Plymouth State 42.5,
10. Western New England College 41, 11. Trinity 39.5, 12. WPI 25, 13. Coast
Guard 15, 14. Norwich 2.5.
USM Wrestlers:
125: none
133: Billy Cole (SM) pinned J. DaSilva (Nor), 3:52; T. Drappi (RIC) dec. Cole
(SM) 10-5; F. Wilkinson (PSU) major dec. Cole (SM) 19-10
141: Matt Ulrich (SM) dec. H. Tobochnik (Wes), 8-7; Ulrich (SM) dec. M. Trasso
(RIC) 8-1; Ulrich (SM) pinned J. Gire (Trin), 6:27; Ulrich (SM) dec. D.
Rittenburg (Will) 6-2
149: Doug Christensen (SM) tech fall, K. Muir (Trin) 17-2; K. Sutherland (RIC)
dec. Christensen (SM) 3-1, TB2; Christensen (SM) pinned N. Scotto (Wes) 1:37;
Christensen (SM) dec. F. Wheeler (PSU) 9-3; T. Christensen (SM) dec. Howe (WPI)
3-1 SV1; C. Paulish (Will) dec. Christensen (SM) 6-3
157: Peter Gilman (SM) dec. D. Bachy (Wes) 5-4; M. Willey (PSU) dec. Gilman (SM)
4-2; Gilman (SM) dec. A. Cirello (RWU) 3-2; Gilman (SM) pinned A. Shea (JWU)
9:35 SV2; C. Breitenstein (Will) pinned Gilman (SM) 2:10; Gilman (SM) pinned D.
Bachy (Wes) 6:03
165: Mike Morin (SM) major dec. B. Speicher (Trin) 17-6; Morin (SM) tech fall
M. Leisy (USCGA) 18-2; Morin (SM) major dec. E. Raymond (BSC) 14-5; Morin (SM)
dec. J. Berkovic (Wes) 9-4; Morin (SM) dec. J. Berkovic (Wes)
174: Z. Bates (BSC) dec. Nick Laurino (SM) 11-5; Laurino (SM) pinned W. Stark
(USCGA) 3:30; G. Sullivan (Will) tech. fall Laurino (SM) 21-6
184: James LaMarca (SM) won by default J. Ferguson (Nor) 3:17; N. Shippee (Will)
major dec. LaMarca (SM) 12-3; LaMarca (SM) pinned G. Bredariol (USCGA) 2:56; Z.
Rolfe (Wes) dec. LaMarca (SM) 8-4
197: Travis Spencer (SM) dec. D. Baldyga (WNEC) 12-4; P. McCrohan (JWU) dec.
Spencer (SM) 4-3, TB2; Spencer (SM) dec. W. Youngblood (Trin) 11-5; Spencer (SM)
dec. T. Robison (USCGA) 13-5; L. Erickson (Wes) dec. Spencer (SM) 3-1; P.
McCrohan (JWU) won by injury default Spencer (SM).
285: B. Nicoll (RIC) major dec. Ryan Stanton (SM) 10-0; B. Kissane (JWU) dec.
Stanton (SM) 2-1
2010 NEWA Individual Champions
125 - Dan Bloom (Wesleyan) def. Carl Anderson (WPI), 2-1
("If" match between Bloom and Anderson follows the 285-lb. weight class)
133 - Joe Grippi (Springfield) def. Cesare Antista (Williams), 7-4
141 - Matt Ulrich (Southern Maine) def. Dylan Rittenburg (Williams), 6-2
149 - John Marsh (Bridgewater State) def. Kevin Sutherland (Rhode Island
College), 3-1
157 - Frank Cammisa (Bridgewater State) def. Carl Breitenstein (Williams), 7-3
165 - Mike Morin (Southern Maine) def. Josh Berkovic (Wesleyan), 10-3
174 - Greg Hurd (Wesleyan) def. Zach Bates (Bridgewater State), 6-4
184 - Brennan Ward (Johnson & Wales) def. Jeremy Burns (Springfield), 7-5
197 - Ryan Malo (Williams) pinned Nick Cambi (Roger Williams), 4:11
Hwt. - Jamison Sacco (Western New England College) pinned Tom Foote (Williams),
0:27
125 - Dan Bloom (Wesleyan) def. Carl Anderson (WPI), 6-2
Top Six By Weight Bracket
125 1. Dan Bloom, Wesleyan 2. Carl Anderson, WPI 3. M. Rose, Springfield 4.
B. Gauthier, Rhode Island College 5. M. Bastante, Johnson & Wales 6. J. Huber,
Plymouth State
133 1. Joe Grippi, Springfield 2. Cesare Antista, Williams 3. N.
Cucciniello, Johnson & Wales 4. A. Medina, Western New England
5. T. Drappi, Rhode Island College 6. F. Wilkinson, Plymouth State
141 1. Matt Ulrich, Southern Maine 2. Dylan Rittenburg, Williams 3. J.
Gire, Trinity 4. B. Chatham, Springfield 5. H. Tobochnik, Wesleyan 6. M.
Trasso, Rhode Island College
149 1. John Marsh, Bridgewater State 2. Kevin Sutherland, Rhode Island
College 3. C. Paulish, Williams 4. Doug Christensen, Southern Maine 5. T.
Howe, WPI 6. R. McGilvray, Springfield
157 1. Frank Cammisa, Bridgewater State 2. Carl Breitenstein, Williams 3.
J. Archambeau, Springfield 4. M. Willey, Plymouth State
5. Peter Gilman, Southern Maine 6. D. Bachy, Wesleyan
165 1. Mike Morin, Southern Maine 2. Josh Berkovic, Wesleyan 3. E. Raymond,
Bridgewater State 4. S. Carter, Plymouth State
5. K. Rodgers, Roger Williams 6. M. Leisy, Coast Guard
174 1. Greg Hurd, Wesleyan 2. Zack Bates, Bridgewater State 3. C. Lenhardt,
Johnson & Wales 4. J. Manley, Rhode Island College 5. G. Sullivan, Williams
6. K. Lundberg, Trinity
184 1. Brennan Ward, Johnson & Wales 2. Jeremy Burns, Springfield 3. P.
Ernst, Roger Williams 4. R. Moore, Rhode Island College 5. Z. Rolfe, Wesleyan
6. N. Shippee, Williams
197 1. Ryan Malo, Williams 2. Nick Cambi, Roger Williams 3. L. Erickson,
Wesleyan 4. A. Frazer, Bridgewater State 5. P. McCrohan, Springfield 6.
Travis Spencer, Southern Maine
285 1. Jamison Sacco, Western New England 2. Tom Foote, Williams 3. G.
Vaughan, Trinity 4. B. Nicoll, Rhode Island College 5. R. Fusco, Springfield
6. H. Swift, Johnson & Wales
2010 Awards
NEWA Hall of Fame - Coach - Pete Hexter (Massachusetts Maritime). Wrestlers -
Leon Dunnam (Massachusetts Maritime), Jesse Morrison (Western New England
College), Keith Poloskey (Springfield), Tommy Prairie (Williams), Tim Sullivan
(Western New England College), Mike Tobin (Massachusetts Maritime)
Administrator-of-the-Year - Dr. Richard W. Schneider, Rear Admiral USCGR,
President, Norwich University
Team Sportsmanship Award - Roger Williams and WPI
Highest Team GPA - Wesleyan
Coach-of-the-Year - Drew Black (Wesleyan)
Assistant Coach-of-the-Year - Julio Santiago (Southern Maine)
Man-of-the-Year - Jim Peckham (Emerson)
Most Falls in the Least Amount of Time - 5, Ryan Malo (Williams)
Fastest Fall - Jamison Sacco (Western New England College) (14 seconds)
Co-Most Outstanding Wrestlers-of-the-Year - Ryan Malo (Williams), John Marsh
(Bridgewater State)
Rookie Wrestler-of-the-Year - Jamison Sacco (Western New England College)
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Saturday, February 20, 2010
Huskies Sit in Fifth Place After First Day of New England Wrestling Association
Championship
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Senior Mike Morin (Fryeburg, Maine/St. Thomas
Aquinas) and junior Matt Ulrich (Garfield, N.J.) have each successfully battled
their way into championship competition at the 2010 New England Wrestling
Association (NEWA) Championship hosted by Western New England College in
Springfield, Massachusetts this Saturday and Sunday.
With Morin and Ulrich leading the way, Southern Maine is currently in fifth
place out of 14 teams with 64.5 points. Williams College is currently the team
leader in first place with 81.5 points, followed by Wesleyan with 74 points,
Johnson & Wales University in third with 72.5 points and Springfield College in
fourth place with 70.5 points.
Wrestling in the 141-pound bracket, Ulrich, seeded-second, gutted out an 8-
7 decision over Wesleyan’s Howard Tobochnik in his opening match and then
cruised to an 8-1 decision over Rhode Island College’s Mike Trasso. Ulrich, who
finished fourth in 2008 earning All-New England honors, needs two wins to win
his weight class.
Morin, the top seed in the 165-pound bracket, is looking to earn his third
consecutive NEWA title defending his 2009 and 2008 victories. The 2009 All-
American opened the tournament with a convincing 17-6 major decision victory
over Trinity College’s Benjamin Speicher and then rolled to an 18-2 technical
fall over Coast Guard’s Matt Leisy.
Three USM grapplers also remain in contention to place in the top six and
earn All-New England honors. Senior Doug Christensen (Middletown, N.Y./Monroe-
Woodbury) and freshman Pete Gilman (Alfred, Maine/Massabesic) each have battled
their way through the back brackets at 149 and 157 pounds respectively, while
freshman Travis Spencer (Waldo, Maine/Belfast Area) is still alive at 197-
pounds.
The championship event concludes Sunday night. Winners of each weight
division earn an automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division III National
Championship. Southern Maine continues at the 2010 New England Wrestling
Association Championship on Sunday (9:30 a.m.).
Teams Scores (Day One): 1. Williams 81.5 2. Wesleyan 74 3. Johnson & Wales
72.5 4. Springfield College 70.5 5. Southern Maine 64.5 6. Bridgewater
State 63.5 7. Rhode Island College 56.5 8. Roger Williams 41 9. Plymouth
State 34.5 10. Trinity 31.5 11. Western New England 29.5 12. WPI 21 13.
Coast Guard 15 14. Norwich 2.5
USM Wrestlers:
125: none
133: Billy Cole (SM) pinned J. DaSilva (Nor), 3:52; T. Drappi (RIC) dec. Cole
(SM) 10-5; F. Wilkinson (PSU) major dec. Cole (SM) 19-10
141: Matt Ulrich (SM) dec. H. Tobochnik (Wes), 8-7; Ulrich (SM) dec. M. Trasso
(RIC) 8-1
149: Doug Christensen (SM) tech fall, K. Muir (Trin) 17-2; K. Sutherland (RIC)
dec. Christensen (SM) 3-1, TB2; Christensen (SM) pinned N. Scotto (Wes) 1:37;
Christensen (SM) dec. F. Wheeler (PSU) 9-3
157: Peter Gilman (SM) dec. D. Bachy (Wes) 5-4; M. Willey (PSU) dec. Gilman (SM)
4-2; Gilman (SM) dec. A. Cirello (RWU) 3-2; Gilman (SM) pinned A. Shea (JWU)
9:35 SV2
165: Mike Morin (SM) major dec. B. Speicher (Trin) 17-6; Morin (SM) tech fall
M. Leisy (USCGA) 18-2; Morin (SM) major dec. E. Raymond (BSC) 14-5
174: Z. Bates (BSC) dec. Nick Laurino (SM) 11-5; Laurino (SM) pinned W. Stark
(USCGA) 3:30; G. Sullivan (Will) tech. fall Laurino (SM) 21-6
184: James LaMarca (SM) won by default J. Ferguson (Nor) 3:17; N. Shippee (Will)
major dec. LaMarca (SM) 12-3; LaMarca (SM) pinned G. Bredariol (USCGA) 2:56; Z.
Rolfe (Wes) dec. LaMarca (SM) 8-4
197: Travis Spencer (SM) dec. D. Baldyga (WNEC) 12-4; P. McCrohan (JWU) dec.
Spencer (SM) 4-3, TB2; Spencer (SM) dec. W. Youngblood (Trin) 11-5; Spencer (SM)
dec. T. Robison (USCGA) 13-5
285: B. Nicoll (RIC) major dec. Ryan Stanton (SM) 10-0; B. Kissane (JWU) dec.
Stanton (SM) 2-1
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Monday, February 8, 2010
USM’s Cole Named Pilgrim League Wrestler of the Week
GORHAM, Maine – Junior Billy Cole (Madbury, N.H./Oyster River) of the
University of Southern Maine Huskies wrestling team has been named the Pilgrim
League Wrestler of the Week for the week ending Sunday, February 7, 2010.
Wrestling at 133-pounds, the Huskies’ co-captain posted a 2-0 record at
Southern Maine hosted both Rhode Island College and Roger Williams University on
Sunday. In the Huskies 23-21 upset victory over 30th ranked Rhode Island
College, Cole earned six points for USM pinning his opponent Paul Gerbino in
1:45. Cole also scored four points in the USM’s narrow 19-17 loss to Roger
Williams, battling his way to a 17-5 major decision victory over Jeremiah
Mahoney.
In 38 matches this season, Cole has posted an outstanding 29-9 overall
record (.763 winning percentage). He is tied for fourth in wins in the Pilgrim
League and tied for second in pins with 11. In two seasons with USM, Cole has
amassed a record of 50-20 with 20 wins by fall.
Southern Maine will participate in the New England Wrestling Association
(NEWA) Championship on Saturday and Sunday, February 19-20 at Western New
England College in Springfield, Mass.
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Sunday, February 7, 2010
USM Upsets 30th Ranked Rhode Island College 23-21; Falls to Roger Williams in
19-17 Battle
GORHAM, Maine – Freshman Travis Spencer (Waldo, Maine/Belfast Area) and
senior Ryan Stanton (Salem, N.H.) each earned key victories to lead the
University of Southern Maine Huskies wrestling team to a 23-21 upset win over
the Rhode Island College Anchormen Saturday afternoon at Hill Gymnasium in
Gorham, Maine.
The Huskies defeated Rhode Island College, ranked 30th in the latest
National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Division III poll (Jan. 26) and
then dropped a nail-biter to the Roger Williams University Hawks 19-17. With
the split USM improves to 8-14 in dual meet competition. Rhode Island College
defeated Roger Williams 20-15 in the first match of the day. Rhode Island
College is 10-6 while Roger Williams stands at 13-7.
Trailing Rhode Island College 21-17 heading into the 197-pound bout,
Spencer worked his way to a narrow 8-6 decision over RIC sophomore D.J. Brown
(Barrington, Rhode Island) to pull USM to within a point 21-20. Spencer and
Brown entered the third period tied at four points each, before Spencer earned
one point for an escape, two points for a take down and one point for riding
time to take the 8-6 victory.
Stanton wrestled well at 285, and held onto a 2-1 lead in the third period
before scoring a take down and a near fall over Anchorman sophomore Richard
Wapenyi (Bridgewater, Mass./Bridgewater-Raynham) for the 7-1 decision and the
23-21 Husky victory.
Roger Williams junior Bennett Kissane (Tranquility, N.J./Newton) come out
on top of a 4-2 overtime decision over Spencer in the final bout to lead the
Hawks to a hard-fought 19-17 victory. Tied at two points after three periods,
Kissane was able to score a take down over Spencer, who was wrestling up two
weight classes, to take the match.
RIC was able to hold on for the 20-15 victory over Roger Williams. The
match was still in doubt as RWU’s Kissane and RIC freshman Brian Nicoll
(Plaistown, N.H./Timberland Regional) went head-to-head at 285 pounds. With the
Anchorman leading 17-15, Nicoll locked in the RIC win taking a narrow 3-1 win
over Kissane.
Three USM grapplers finished the day with perfect 2-0 marks. Seniors Doug
Christensen (Middletown, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury) and Mike Morin (Fryeburg,
Maine/St. Thomas Aquinas) and junior Matt Ulrich (Garfield, N.J.) and Billy Cole
(Madbury, N.H./Oyster River) each posted 2-0 records.
At 133 pounds, Cole earned a pin over RIC junior Paul Gerbino (Glen Ridge,
N.J.) in 1:45 and then earned a major decision victory over RWU senior Jeremiah
Mahoney (Madison, Conn./Daniel Hand) 17-5. Ulrich earned a pair of decisions at
141 pounds, while Christensen took two victories at 157 pounds by decision.
Morin defeated RIC junior Brendan Gaurino (Lodi, N.J.) by technical fall 17-2 in
3:20 and then took a 12-4 major decision victory while wrestling up a class at
174-pounds over RWU senior Chris Nadeau (Granby, Conn.).
Southern Maine returns to action at the New England Wrestling Association
(NEWA) Championships on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 19-20 (10 a.m.).
Rhode Island College 20 (10-5), Roger Williams University (12-7) 15
125 – Brandon Gauthier (RIC) dec. Kaare Stokdal (RWU) 5-2
133 – Jeremiah Mahoney (RWU) major dec. Paul Gerbino (RIC) 11-2
141 – Mike Trasso (RIC) dec. Martin Mitchell (RWU) 5-2
149 – Kevin Sutherland (RIC) major dec. Jack DiBurro (RWU) 13-2
157 – Scott Legacy (RIC) major dec. Nicholas Herrick (RWU) 12-3
165 – Kyle Rodgers (RWU) major dec. Brendan Gaurino (RIC) 18-4
174 – Joe Manley (RIC) dec. Chris Nadeau (RWU) 9-4
184 – Philip Ernst (RWU) dec. Ray Moore (RIC) 5-4
197 – Nick Cambi (RWU) major dec. D.J. Brown (RIC) 12-4
285 – Brian Nicoll (RIC) dec. Bennett Kissane (RWU) 3-1
Southern Maine (8-13) 23, Rhode Island College 21 (10-6)
125 – RIC wins by forfeit
133 – Billy Cole (SM) pinned Paul Gerbino (RIC) 1:45
141 – Matt Ulrich (SM) dec. Mike Trasso (RIC) 7-5
149 – Kevin Sutherland (RIC) pinned Cinjin Goeway (SM) 5:48
157 – Doug Christensen (SM) dec. Scott Legacy (RIC) 6-1
165 – Mike Morin (SM) technical fall Brendan Gaurino (RIC) 17-2 (3:20)
174 – Joe Manley (RIC) dec. Peter Gilman (SM) 10-3
184 – Ray Moore (RIC) pinned James LaMarca (SM) 2:22
197 – Travis Spencer (SM) dec. D.J. Brown (RIC) 8-6
285 – Ryan Stanton (SM) dec. Richard Wapenyi (RIC) 7-1
Roger Williams (13-7) 19, Southern Maine (8-14) 17
125 – RWU wins by forfeit
133 – Billy Cole (SM) major dec. Jeremiah Mahoney (RWU) 17-5 (3:14)
141 – Matt Ulrich (SM) dec. Martin Mitchell (RWU) 6-2
149 – Cinjin Goeway (SM) dec. Nicholas Herrick (RWU) 5-4
157 – Doug Christensen (SM) dec. Kyle D’Urso (RWU) 2-1
165 – Kyle Rodgers (RWU) major dec. George Robles (SM) 16-2
174 – Mike Morin (SM) major dec. Chris Nadeau (RWU) 12-4
184 – Phil Ernst (RWU) dec. Nick Laurino (SM) 2-1
197 – Nick Cambi (RWU) dec. Chaz Guthrie (SM) 6-2
285 – Bennett Kissane (RWU) dec. Travis Spencer (SM) 4-2 OT
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Saturday, January 30, 2010
Huskies Split Matches at Trinity Tri-Match
HARTFORD, Conn. – Senior co-captains Mike Morin (Fryeburg, Maine/St. Thomas
Aquinas), Doug Christensen (Middletown, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury) and junior co-
captain Billy Cole (Madbury, N.H./Oyster River) each earned two victories as the
University of Southern Maine Huskies split their matches at the Trinity College
Tri-Meet Friday night at Ray Oosting Gymnasium in Hartford, Conn.
Southern Maine defeated the United States Coast Guard Academy Bears 25-13
and fell to the host Trinity College Bantams 31-13. Trinity also defeated Coast
Guard 29-16 to improve to 5-6 overall. The split leaves Southern Maine with a 7-
13 record in dual meets, while the Bears fall to 1-11.
The Huskies win over Coast Guard marked USM head coach Joe Pistone’s 50th
career dual meet victory. Pistone is in his seventh season with the Huskies.
Wrestling at 133 pounds, Cole defeated Coast Guard’s Andrew Armstrong 10-6
and accounted for four of the Huskies 13 points in the loss to Trinity with a
15-1 major decision victory over Kevin Constantone. Cole’s 15-1 victory was
just one point shy of a technical fall and earned him his 26th victory of the
season.
Christensen earned win by fall wrestling at 149 pounds over Coast Guard’s
Curtis Hayes, putting his opponent to the mat in 1:37. Wrestling at 157 pounds
against Trinity, Christensen battled his way to an 8-3 victory over Nick
Stewart.
Morin picked up his 32nd and 33rd victories of the season defeating Coast
Guard’s Matt Leisy by major decision 16-4 and Trinity’s Ben Speicher by decision
14-8. Both matches were at 165 pounds. Morin is now 17-3 in dual meet
competition this season. His career record stands at 122-19.
The Huskies host Rhode Island College and Roger Williams on Sunday (11:00
a.m.).
Southern Maine 25, Coast Guard 13
125 - Double Forfeit
133 - William Cole (SM) dec. Andrew Armstrong (CG), 10-6
141 – Matt Ulrich wins by Forfeit
149 - Doug Christensen (SM) pinned Curtis Hayes (CG) 1:37
157 - Andy Snyder (CG) major dec. Peter Gilman (SM), 12-1
165 - Mike Morin (SM) major dec. Matt Leisy (CG), 16-4
174 - Will Stark (CG) dec. Curtis Hill (SM), 8-1
184 - Dan Pereia (CG) dec. James LaMarca (SM), 6-3
197 - Troy Robinson (CG) dec. Matt Bubar (SM), 7-1
285 - Ryan Stanton (SM) pinned Paul Hahn-Rauch (CG) 6:14
Trinity 31, Southern Maine 13
125 - Max Walk (T) wins by forfeit
133 - William Cole (SM) major dec Kevin Constantone (T), 15-1
141 - Jacob Gire (T) dec. Matt Ulrich (SM), 5-3
149 - Kyle Muir (T) pinned Cinjin Goewey (SM) :33
157 - Doug Christensen (SM) dec. Nick Stewart (T), 8-3
165 - Mike Morin (SM) dec. Ben Speicher (T), 14-8
174 - Kyle Lundberg (T) major dec. Curtis Hill (SM), 11-0
184 - Emeka Kanu (T) wins by forfeit
197 - Nick Laurino (SM) dec. William Youngblood (T) 8-4
285 - Greg Vaughan (T) pinned Ryan Stanton (SM) 2:32
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Sunday, January 24, 2010
Morin and Ulrich Finish Undefeated At NEWA Duals
Huskies Earn a Pair of Wins
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Senior Mike Morin (Fryeburg, Maine/St. Thomas
Aquinas) and junior Matt Ulrich (Garfield, N.J.) each posted 4-0 record to lead
the University of Southern Maine Huskies at the 2010 New England Wrestling
Association (NEWA) Duals hosted by Springfield College at Blake Arena in
Springfield, Mass.
The Huskies finished seventh out of 15 teams. Williams College defeated
Johnson & Wales University 31-15 in the championship match. Wesleyan College
placed third and Rhode Island College finished fourth. Springfield College
defeated Roger Williams 27-13 to place fifth. In the consolation matches, the
Huskies defeated Bridgewater State 25-20 to earn seventh.
In its four matches Southern Maine defeated PSU 22-16 in the first round.
The Huskies fell to Johnson & Wales 31-10 in the second round and Roger Williams
30-16 in the third round.
Wrestling at 149 pounds, Ulrich earned a hard-fought 3-2 decision over PSU
Femi Wheeler. Ulrich then defeated JWU’s John Donaleski 6-2 at 141 pounds
before earning a major decision over Martin Mitchell of Rhode Island College.
In his final match of the day, Ulrich put his opponent from Bridgewater State
Derek Grant to the mat earning a win by fall.
Wrestling at 165, Morin was equally as successful on the mat, earning three
victories by major decision and one by decision. Against Peter Brodon of
Plymouth State, Morin earned a 15-2 major decision and then 14-2 major decision
over Johnson & Wales Jordan Corona. Morin picked up a tough 9-4 decision over
Roger Williams’ Kyle Rodgers and then defeated Bridgewater State’s Steve Ciacco
by major decision 16-4.
Southern Maine is at Trinity with Coast Guard Academy on Friday (7:00
p.m.).
Championship Match:Williams 31, JWU 15
Third-Place Match:Wesleyan 32, RIC 10
Fifth-Place Match:Springfield 27, RWU 13
Other Consolation Matches
Southern Maine 25, Bridgewater State 20
Plymouth State 32, Trinity 18
WNEC 29, Norwich 16
Coast Guard 49, WPI 6:
MIT places 15th
Round 1
#7 Southern Maine (22) def. #10 Plymouth State (16):
125: Joshua Huber (PS) wins by forfeit, (0-6):
133: Frederick Wilkinson (PS) dec. William Cole (SM), 13-7 (0-9):
141: Matt Ulrich (SM) dec. Femi Wheeler (PS), 3-2 (9-9):
149: Cinjin Goewey (SM) pinned Thomas Paolera (PS), 2:45 (6-9)
157: Mike Willey (PS) dec. Douglas Christensen (SM), 5-4 (9-12):
165: Michael Morin (SM) major dec. Peter Bronder (PS), 15-2 (13-12):
174: Seth Carter (PS) major dec. Peter Gilman (SM), 13-3 (13-16):
184: Nick Laurino (SM) dec. Rob Philipsr (PS), 5-4 (16-16):
197: Travis Spencer (SM) dec. Eric Larcomb (PS), 11-6 (19-16):
285: Ryan Stanton (SM) dec. Jacob Gagnon (PS), 8-6 SV (22-16)
Round 2
#2 JWU (31) def. #7 Southern Maine (10):
125: Michael Bastante (JWU) wins by forfeit, (6-0):
133: Nicholas Cucciniello (JWU) pinned William Cole (SM), 3:40 (12-0):
141: Matt Ulrich (SM) dec. John Donaleski (JWU), 6-2 (12-3):
149: Doug Christensen (SM) dec. Thomas Webster (JWU), 6-2 (12-6):
157: Terrell Webster (JWU) dec. Peter Gilman (SM), 4-3 (15-6):
165: Michael Morin (SM) major dec. Jordan Corona (JWU), 14-2 (15-10):
174: Colin Lenhardt (JWU) pinned Curt Hill (SM), 1:40 (21-10):
184: Brennan Ward (JWU) major dec. James LaMarca (SM), 13-4 (25-10):
197: Patrick McCrohan (JWU) dec. Chaz Guthrie (SM), 7-3 (28-10):
285: Jon Flegel (JWU) dec. Ryan Stanton (SM), 5-4 (31-10)
Round 3
#6 Roger Williams (30) def. #7 Southern Maine (16):
125: Kaare Stokdal (RWU) wins by forfeit, (6-0):
133: William Cole (SM) tech. fall Jeremiah Mahoney (RWU), 18-1 (6-5):
141: Matt Ulrich (SM) major dec. Martin Mitchell (RWU), 12-4 (6-9):
149: Nicholas Herrick (RWU) dec. Cinjin Goewey (SM), 13-9 (9-9):
157: Douglas Christensen (SM) major dec. John DiBurro (RWU), 8-0 (9-13):
165: Michael Morin (SM) dec. Kyle Rodgers (RWU), 9-4 (9-16):
174: Christopher Nadeau (RWU) pinned Curt Hill (SM), 1:27 (15-16):
184: Philip Ernst (RWU) dec. james LaMarca (SM), 6-4 (18-16):
197: Nick Cambi (RWU) wins by default Travis Spencer (SM), (24-16):
285: Bennett Kissane (RWU) wins by forfeit, (30-16)
Round 4
#7 Southern Maine (25) def. #8 Bridgewater State (20):
125: Daniel Palmer (B) wins by forfeit (0-6) :
133: William Cole (SM) pinned Ryan Quinn (B) (6-6):
141: Matt Ulrich (SM) pinned Derek Grant (B) (12-6):
149: Douglas Christensen (SM) pinned Sean Fields (18-6):
157: Frank Cammisa (B) dec. Peter Gilman (SM), 7-2 (18-9)
:165: Michael Morin (SM) major dec. Steve Ciaccio (B), 16-4 (22-9):
174: Sean Swett (B) major dec. Curt Hill (SM), 10-2 (22-13):
184: Zach Bates (B) major dec. Nick Laurino (SM), 15-5 (22-17) :
197: Michael Aitken (B) dec. Travis Spencer (SM), 6-3 (22-20):
285: Ryan Stanton (SM) dec. Sam Fritz (B), 4-3 (25-20)
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Saturday, January 16, 2009
Huskies Fall to No. 24 Wesleyan and No. 18 Johnson & Wales
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island – Seniors Mike Morin (Fryeburg, Maine) and Doug
Christensen (Middletown, N.Y.) and juniors Billy Cole (Madbury, N.H.) and Matt
Ulrich (Garfield, N.J.) each won both of their matches as the University of
Southern Maine Huskies fell to both the 24th ranked Wesleyan University
Cardinals and the 18th ranked Johnson and Wales University Wildcats Saturday
afternoon in Providence, Rhode Island.
Wesleyan edged out USM 19-15 in the Huskies first match and Johnson and
Wales rolled to a 29-13 win. Southern Maine falls to 4-10 in dual meet action.
Wesleyan improved to 4-3 with the in and Johnson and Wales moved to 12-6
overall.
Morin earned a 10-7 win at 174 pounds against Wesleyan and then took an 11-
2 major decision at 165 pounds against JWU. Christensen wrestled at 157 against
Wesleyan earning a narrow 6-4 decision and then earned a 7-0 decision at 149
pounds against Johnson and Wales.
Cole used a riding time point to snap a 5-5 bout in 133 pounds against
Wesleyan, and then took a 7-2 win against JWU. Ulrich picked up two wins at 141
pounds with a 5-1 decision against Wesleyan and an 8-3 decision against Johnson
and Wales.
Southern Maine returns to action on Sunday (10:00 a.m.) at the New England
Wrestling Association Duals hosted by Springfield College.
Southern Maine (4-9), 15; No. 24 Wesleyan (4-3), 19
174 lbs. Mike Morin (USM) def. Greg Hurd (WES), 10-7
184 lbs. Zach Rolfe (WES) def. James LaMarca (USM), 13-5
197 lbs. Dave Amrhein (WES) def. Chaz Guthrie (USM), 6-4
285 lbs. Dan Conroy (WES) def. Ryan Stanton (USM), 3-0
125 lbs. Dan Bloom (WES) won by forfeit
133 lbs. Billy Cole (USM) def. Chris Alvanos (WES), 6-5
141 lbs. Matt Ulrich (USM) def. Howard Tobochnik (WES), 5-1
149 lbs. Cinjin Goewey (USM) def. Tom Oddo (WES), 11-4
157 lbs. Doug Christensen (USM) def. David Bachy (WES), 6-4 SV
165 lbs. Josh Berkovic (WES) def. Cody Byrd (USM), 4-3
Southern Maine (4-10), 13; No. 18 Johnson & Wales (12-6), 29
174 lbs. Colin Lenhardt (JWU) pinned Cody Byrd (USM) at 0:28
184 lbs. Brennan Ward (JWU) pinned Nick Laurino (USM) at 0:28
JWU penalized one point for unsportsmanlike conduct
197 lbs. Patrick McCrohan (JWU) pinned Matt Bubar (USM) at 0:29
285 lbs. Humphrey Swift (JWU) def. Ryan Stanton (USM), 3-2
125 lbs. Brian Conley (JWU) won by forfeit
133 lbs. Billy Cole (USM) def. James Soprano (JWU), 7-2
141 lbs. Matt Ulrich (USM) def. John Donaleski (JWU), 8-3
149 lbs. Doug Christensen (USM) def. Thomas Webster (JWU), 7-0
157 lbs. Anthony Pierrio (JWU) def. Pete Gilman (USM), 6-4
165 lbs. Mike Morin (USM) def. Jordan Corona (JWU), 11-2
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January 9, 2010
Huskies Defeat WPI and Trinity, Fall to Plymouth State
GORHAM, Maine -- Senior co-captain Billy Cole (Madbury, N.H./Oyster River)
posted a perfect 3-0 record with two pins and a major decision to help the
University of Southern Maine Huskies wrestling team to a 2-1 mark at a quad meet
Saturday afternoon at the Costello Sports Complex in Gorham, Maine.
The Huskies defeated Worcester Polytechnic Institute Engineers 42-9 and
downed the Trinity College Bantams 30-19. Southern Maine fell to Plymouth State
27-16.
In the Huskies 42-9 win over WPI, Cole, wrestling at 133, put his opponent
Dan Metcalf (Westerly, Rhode Island/Westerly) in 2:36. Against Trinity, Cole
took his second pin of the day over the Bantam’s Kevin Constantine (Winchester,
Mass.) in 2:23. In the loss to Plymouth State, Cole notched four of the
Huskies’ 16 points with a 15-2 major decision over Fred Wilkinson (Quogue,
N.Y./Riverhead).
Senior Mike Morin (Fryeburg, Maine/St. Thomas Aquinas) earned three wins
with a forfeit against WPI, a major decision over Trinity’s Benjamin Speicher
(Boston, Mass./Boston Latin) and a 9-6 decision over PSU’s Seth Carter (Hudson,
N.H./Alvirne).
Southern Maine returns to action on Saturday (2:00 p.m.) at Johnson & Wales
University with Wesleyan.
Southern Maine 42, WPI 9
125 - Carl Anderson (WPI) won by forfeit 0-6
133 - Billy Cole (SM) pinned Dan Metcalf (WPI) 2:36 6-6
141 - Cinjin Goeway (SM) pinned Ethan Truong (WPI) 0:43 12-6
149 - Doug Christensen (SM) pinned Kenneth Adams (WPI) 1:29 18-6
157 - Cody Byrd (SM) dec. Tyler Howe (WPI) 5-0
165 - Mike Morin (SM) won by forfeit
174 - Curt Hill (SM) major dec Spinelli (WPI) 13-2
184 - Jim LaMarca (SM) pinned David Cardenes (WPI) 4:39
197 - Chaz Guthrie (SM) tech fall Mike Ducey (WPI) 15-0
285 - Anthony Corbo (WPI) dec. Ryan Stanton (SM) 2-1
USM 30, Trinity 19
125 - Michael Martignetti (T) won by forfeit
133 - Billy Cole (SM) pinned Kevin Constantine (T) 2:23
141 - Matt Ulrich (SM) major dec. Jacob Gire (T) 12-3
149 - Cinjin Goeway (SM) major dec. Kyle Muir (T) 9-0
157 - Doug Christensen (SM) pinned Chris Nadu (T) 3:34
165 - Mike Morin (SM) major dec. Benjamin Speicher (T) 18-7
174 - Kyle Lundberg (T) major dec. Curt Hill (SM) 10-0
184 -James LaMarca (SM) pinned Chukwuemeka Kanu (T) 5:28
197 - William Youngblood (T) dec. Chaz Guthrie (SM) 6-4
285 - Greg Vaughan (T) pinned Ryan Stanton (SM) 3:20
Plymouth State 27, Southern Maine 16
125 - PSU won by forfeit
133 - Billy Cole (SM) major dec. Fred Wilkinson (PSU) 15-2
141 - Matt Ulrich (SM) pinned Pat Cassella (PSU) 2:55
149 - Pete Gilman (SM) dec. Femi Wheeler (PSU) 6-3
157 - Mike Willey (PSU) dec. Cody Byrd (SM) 2-1 OT
165 - Mike Morin (SM) dec. Seth Carter (PSU) 9-6
174 - Dan Curley (PSU) dec. Curt Hill (SM) 15-11
184 - Kyle Moseley (PSU) pinned Nick Laurino (SM) 1:57
197 - Eric Larcomb (PSU) dec. James LaMarca (SM) 10-5
285 - Jake Gagnon (PSU) pinned Chaz Guthrie (SM) 4:37
Plymouth State 27, Trinity 21
125 - Josh Huber (PSU) wins by injury default Daniel Murphy (T)
133 - Freddie Wilkinson (PSU) pinned Max Stratouly (T) 0:22
141 - Jacob Gire (T) pinned Tom Paolera (PSU) 1:48
149 - Kyle Muir (T) pinned James Matlack (PSU) 4:58
157 - Mike Willey (PSU dec. Nick Stewart (T) 10-7
165 - Seth Carter (PSU) pinned Mason West (T) 5:30
174 - Lundberg (T) dec. Jesse Bilodeau (PSU) 10-5
184 - Rob Phillips (PSU) dec. William Youngblood (T) 2-1
285 - Greg Vaughan (T) pinned Jake Gagnon (PSU) 5:39
Trinity 46, WPI 11
125 - Carl Anderson (WPI) pinned Mike Martignetti (T) 5:33
133 - Kevin Constantine (T) major dec. Dan Gilman (WPI) 9-0
141 - Jake Gire (T) pinned Stephen Poppa (WPI) 4:20
149 - Kyle Muir (T) pinned Kenny Adams (WPI) 1:20
157 - Tyler Howe (WPI) tech fall Nick Stewart (T) 15-0 (2:49)
165 - Mason West (T) pinned Chris Spinelli (WPI) 2:49
174 - Kyle Lundlerg (T) pinned David Cardeneas (WPI) 2:18
184 - Emeka Kanu (T) pinned Mike Ducey (WPI) 1:30
197 - William Youngblood (T) pinned Sean Donnelly (WPI) 1:19
285 - Greg Vaughan (T) pinned Anthony Corbo (WPI) 4:02
Plymouth State 35, WPI 15
125 - Josh Huber (PSU) dec. Carl Anderson (WPI) 9-2
133 - Freddie Wilkenson (PSU) tech fall Dan Gilman (WPI) 18-5
141 - Alex Pittera (WPI) pinned Pat Casello (PSU) 1:48
149 - Femi Wheeler (PSU) pinned Kenny Adams (WPI) 5:35
157 - Tyler Howe (WPI) pinned James Matlack (PSU) 1:15
165 - Seth Carter (PSU) pinned Chris Spinelli (WPI) 359
174 - David Cardenes (WPI) dec. Dan Curley (PSU) 4-1
184 - Rob Phillips (PSU) pinned Sean Donnelly (WPI) 4:49
197 - Eric Larcomb (PSU) pinned Mike Ducey (WPI) 1:12
285 - Jake Gagnon (PSU) dec. Anthony Corbo (WPI) 3-1
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Tuesday, January 5, 2009
Huskies Finish Second At Williams Invitational
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – Senior Mike Morin (Fryeburg, Maine/St. Thomas
Aquinas), junior Matt Ulrich (Garfield, N.J.) and sophomore Cinjin Goeway
(Pittsfield, Maine/Maine Central Institute) each placed first in their
respective weight divisions to lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies to
a second place finish at the Williams College Wrestling Invitational Tuesday in
Williamstown, Mass.
Ulrich and Goeway both competing in the 141-pound bracket shared the title,
while Morin steamrolled his way through the 165-pound bracket as the Huskies
scored 83 points as a team to place second out of eight teams. Host Williams
College finished first with 144.5 points. Roger Williams University placed
third with 75.5 points followed by Bridgewater State in fourth with 72.5 points.
Seeded eighth in the bracket, Goeway earned an 8-1 decision over top-seeded
Dylan Rittenburg of Williams College and then gutted out a 4-3 decision over
American International College’s Jeff Haddad to advance to the championship.
Ulrich, seeded third, downed sixth seeded Chris O’Shea of Roger Williams by
major decision 10-1 and then took a 5-3 decision over second seed Caleb Brus of
Simpson College.
The top-seed in his division, Morin dominated his competition opening with
a 17-1 technical fall over Norwich’s Ed Sheedy. Morin then earned a 15-2 major
decision over Williams Zeb Levine, before taking another major decision, 14-5,
over fifth-seeded Seth Carter of Plymouth State. In the championship match,
Morin downed second seeded Kyle Rodgers of Roger Williams 8-2.
Junior Billy Cole (Madbury, N.H./Oyster River) also had a solid showing for
Southern Maine placing second in the 133-pound bracket.
Southern Maine returns to action at home on Saturday (12:00 p.m.) when it
hosts Plymouth State, W.P.I. and Trinity College.
Team Scores: 1. Williams 144.5 2. Southern Maine 83 3. Roger Williams 75.5 4.
Bridgewater State 72.5 5. American International College 68.5 6. Plymouth
State 53.5 7. Simpson 32 8. Norwich 31.5
Southern Maine Wrestlers
125: None
133: Billy Cole (SM) pinned Derek Bolduc (PSU), 2:39; Cole (SM) tech. fall Jeff
Sand (Simp) 15-0; Championship Bout – Ces Antista (Will) dec. Cole (SM) 4-3
141: Cinjin Goeway (SM) dec. Dylan Rittenburg (Will) 8-1; Goeway (SM) dec. Jeff
Haddad (AIC) 4-3; Matt Ulrich (SM) major dec. Chris O’Shea (RWU) 10-1; Ulrich
(SM) dec. Caleb Brus (Simp) 5-3; Championship Bout – Co-Champions Goeway (SM),
Ulrich (SM)
149: Peter Gilman (SM) pinned Kyle D’Urso (RWU) 0:20; John March (BSC) dec.
Gilman (SM) 8-6; Gilman (SM) dec. Kasey Green (Simp) 8-3; Jon Eon (Nor) dec.
Gilman (SM) 2-1 OT; Doug Christensen (SM) tech. fall Anthony Miceli (Will);
Christensen (SM) dec. Femi Wheeler (PSU) 6-1; Corey Paulish (Will) dec.
Christensen (SM) 4-1; Eon (Nor) won by injury default Christensen (SM).
157: Cody Byrd (SM) dec. Anthony Cirello (RWU) 6-1; Byrd (Will) dec. Mike Willey
(PSU) 3-1; Carl Breitenstein (Will) dec. Byrd (SM) 6-5; Byrd (SM) dec. Bobby
Markowski (RWU) 7-3; Third Place Bout – Ronnie Tetreault (AIC) dec. Byrd (SM) 4-
2
165: Mike Morin (SM) tech fall Edward Sheedy (Nor) 17-1; Morin (SM) major dec.
Zeb Levine (Will) 15-2; Morin (SM) major dec. Seth Carter (PSU) 14-5;
Championship Bout – Morin (SM) dec. Kyle Rodgers (RWU) 8-2
174: Jason Pagan (AIC) pinned Curt Hill (SM) 4:06; Hill (SM) pinned Mir Henglin
(Will) 2:59; Matt Valnoski (Nor) dec. Hill (SM) 9-1
184: Nick Laurino (SM) major dec. John Paul Garlasco (RWU) 14-2; Yaakov Bloch
(AIC) pinned Laurino (SM) 2:36; Laurino (SM) pinned Mike Aiken (BSC) 3:18; Phil
Ernst (RWU) major dec. James LaMarca (SM) 10-0; LaMarca (SM) pinned Micky Monica
(Nor) 4:01; LaMarca (SM) pinned DJ Sicwiessui (BSC) 2:36; LaMarca (SM) pinned
Laurino (SM) 0:40; LaMarca (SM) pinned Greg Tanny (BSC) 5:35; Third Place Bout –
Bloch (AIC) dec. LaMarca (SM) 9-3; Jesse Rayworth (SM) dec. Rob Phillips (PSU)
3-1; Tanny (BSC) pinned Rayworth (SM) 4:50; Aiken (BSC) pinned Rayworth (SM)
5:26
197: Ryan Malo (Will) pinned Matt Bubar (SM) 2:33; Bubar (SM) pinned Ryan
Haworth (Simp) 1:16; Jordan Ferguson (Nor) pinned Bubar (SM) 3:58; Nick Cambi
(RWU) dec. Chaz Guthrie (SM) 5-1; Eric Larcomb (PSU) dec. Guthrie (SM) 3-2.
285: Taylor Stroud (Sim) dec. Ryan Stanton (SM) 5-3; Sam Fritz (BSC) pinned
Stanton (SM) 0:50
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Monday, January 4, 2010
Southern Maine Splits Matches at Williams
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- The University of Southern Maine wrestling team
split a pair of matches Monday defeating Simpson College, 28-12, before losing
to Williams College, 37-15, in a tri-match held at Williams.
Senior Mike Morin (Fryeburg, Maine/St. Thomas Aquinas) and junior Billy
Cole (Madbury, N.H./Oyster River) each picked up a pair of wins for the Huskies.
In the match against Simpson, Morin earned a major decision (10-2) win over
Jordan Ammons in the 174-pound bout while Cole pinned Jeff Sand at 2:08 in the
133-pound match.
Also picking up decision wins against Simpson were freshmen Peter Gilman
(Alfred, Maine/Massabesic) at 149 and Cody Byrd (Londonderry, N.H.) at 157.
Gilman downed Kasey Green, 7-3, and Byrd got the better of Wade Dowling, 4-2.
Sophomore Chaz Guthrie (Rockport, Maine/Camden Hills) picked up the final USM
points taking a forfeit at 197.
Against Williams, Morin pinned Paul Fraulo at 4:30 in the 165-pound match,
and Cole posted a 2-0 decision over Ces Antista at 133. Junior Matt Ulrich
(Garfield, N.J.) earned the other USM points by pinning Kiason Tanabe in 25
seconds. Williams won the top four weight classes to break open a one-point
match.
The Huskies remain at Williams for the Williams Invitational on Tuesday
(9:00 a.m.).
Match 1: USM, 28, Simpson 12
125 No match
133 William Cole (USM) pinned Jeff Sand (Simpson) 2:08
141 Caleb Brus (Simpson) dec. Matt Ulrich (USM) 5-2
149 Peter Gilman (USM) dec. Kasey Green (Simpson) 7-3
157 Cody Byrd (USM) dec. Wade Dowling (Simpson) 4-2
165 George Robles (USM) win by forfeit
174 Michael Morin (USM) maj. dec. Jordan Ammons (Simpson) 10-2
184 Curtis Barber (Simpson) dec. Nick Laurino (USM) 7-5
197 Chaz Guthrie (USM) win by forfeit
285 Sam Collora (Simpson) pinned Ryan Stanton (USM) 4:12
Match 2 :Williams College 37, USM 15
125 Josh Mattana (WC) win by forfeit
133 William Cole (USM) dec. Ces Antista (WC) 2-0
141 Cinjin Goeway (USM) pinned Kiason Tanabe (WC) 0:25
149 Corey Paulish (WC) maj. dec. George Robles (USM) 9-0
157 Carl Breitenstein (WC) win by medical forfeit over Cody Byrd (USM)
165 Michael Morin (USM) pinned Paul Fraulo (WC) 4:30
174 Andrew Gatewood (WC) dec. Curt Hill (USM) 4-1
184 Nate Shippee (WC) pinned Jesse Rayworth (USM) 2:45
197 Ryan Malo (WC) pinned Matthew Bubar (USM) 1:40
285 Colin Curzi (WC) pinned Ryan Stanton (USM) 6:40
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Sunday, December 20, 2009
Huskies Earn One Victory at Desert Duals in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Junior Matt Ulrich (Garfield, N.J.) earned a pair of
victories to highlight four matches at the 2009 Desert Duals hosted by Wartburg
College in at the Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In four dual meets, including three against top ten teams, Southern Maine
earned on victory defeating Grand Canyon (Ariz.) 24-20 in its first match of the
day. The Huskies then fell to fifth-ranked Wartburg College 50-3, eighth-ranked
University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point 33-15 and third-ranked Coe College 40-
3. Grand Canyon is ranked 20th in NCAA Division II.
Ulrich earned a 3-2 overtime decision against Coe’s Jordan Westfall and
pinned Shane Sweeney of UW-Stevens Points in 4:50 both at 141 pounds. USM
freshman Cody Byrd (Londondery, N.H.) joined Ulrich as a double-winner picking
up victories against UW-Stevens Point Andy Dilworth by decision 4-1 and Grand
Canyon’s Juan Carlos Maynes by decision 13-6.
Southern Maine returns to action on Monday, January 4 (5:00 p.m.) in the
first day of the Williams Invitational.
Coe 40, Southern Maine 3
125- Nick Sand (Coe) won by Fall over Kyle Martin (S. Maine), 3:40
133- Drew Hinschberger (Coe) Dec. Billy Cole (S. Maine), 8-2
141- Matt Ulrich (S. Maine) Dec. Jordan Westfall (Coe), 3-2 OT
149- Mark Carey (Coe) won by Fall over George Robles (S. Maine), 3:10
157- Dale Handley (Coe) Maj. Dec. Cody Byrd (S. Maine), 12-2
165- Nick LeClere (Coe) Dec. Mike Morin (S. Maine), 10-6
174- Seth Rehn (Coe) won by Fall over Curt Hill (S. Maine), 2:51
184- Tyler Burkle (Coe) won by Fall over Alex Holland (S. Maine), 1:08
197- Rob Kramer (Coe) won by Fall over Matt Bubar (S. Maine), 1:01
285- Mitch Sander (Coe) won by Fall over Ryan Stanton (S. Maine),0 :36
UW-Stevens Point 33, Southern Maine 15
125 – Joe Mileski, UWSP, won by fall over Kyle Martin, 1:32
133 – Billy Cole, USM, dec. Jordan Kust, 9-6
141 – Matt Ulrich, USM, wins by fall over Shane Sweeney, 4:50
149 – Kris Magruder, UWSP, dec. Cinjin Goewey, 7-2
157 – Cody Byrd, USM, dec. Andy Dilworth, 4-1
165 – Michael Morin, USM, dec. Dennis Reckleburg, 4-3
174 – Chris Karl, UWSP, won by fall over Curt Hill, :23
184 – Ben Engelland, UWSP, won by fall over Jesse Rayworth, :46
197 – Brandon Jockem, UWSP, won by fall over Jim LaMarca, 2:29
HWT – Brett Oswald, UWSP, won by fall over Ryan Stanton, 1:32
Wartburg 50, Southern Maine 3
125 – Connor Drew, W, won by fall over Kyle Martin, 3:10
133 – Mike Kremer, W, tech. fall Billy Cole, 4:58
141 – Matt Ulrich, USM, dec. Cameron Wagner, 9-2
149 – Charles Tims, W, won by fall over George Robles, 4:14
157 – Adam Weber, W, won by fall over Cody Byrd, 2:56
165 – Carrington Banks, W, dec. Michael Morin, 4-3
174 – Dylan Azinger, W, won by fall over Curt Hill, 3:00
184 – Todd Becker, W, won by fall over Alex Holland, 4:15
197 – Alex Schwerdferger, W, won by fall over Matt Bubar, 2:57
HWT – Michael Bucklin, W, won by fall over Chaz Guthrie, 2:20
Southern Maine 24, Grand Canyon (Ariz.) 20
125 – Kyle Martin, USM, won by forfeit
133 – Todd Wilcox, GC, tech. fall Billy Cole, 19-2
141 – Cinjin Goewey, USM, won by fall over Kyle Wilson, 2:07
149 – Daniel Rubio, GC, dec. Peter Gilman, 5-2
157 – Cody Byrd, USM, dec. Juan Carlos Maynes, 13-6
165 – Steven Towne, GC, dec. Michael Morin, 8-5
174 – Victor Carazo, GC, won by fall over Curt Hill, 1:29
184 – Jesse Rayworth, USM, dec. Adam Barnett, 5-2
197 – Alexander Holland USM won by fall over Daniel Treftz, 3:06
HWT - Richard Hernandez, GC, dec. Ryan Stanton, 4-3
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Saturday, December 12, 2009
Southern Maine Falls to Roger Williams, AIC and Bridgewater State
BRISTOL, Rhode Island – Senior captain Mike Morin (Fryeburg, Maine/St.
Thomas Aquinas) remained undefeated, improving his season record to 15-0 as the
University of Southern Maine Huskies wrestling team dropped three matches at a
quad-meet hosted by Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island. The
Huskies fell to Roger Williams 36-12, Bridgewater State 24-22 and American
International College 30-18.
Wrestling at 165, Morin improved his career record to 104-16 (.866 winning
percentage) with the three wins. Morin took a win by forfeit against American
International, earned a 12-3 decision over Bridgewater State’s Steven Ciaccio
and defeated Roger Williams’ Ryan Lefaire by technical fall in 5:32.
Southern Maine freshman Alexander Holland (Alfred, Maine/Massabesic)
finished the day with a pair of wins in both of his matches while competing in
the 197-pound class.. Holland earned a 7-3 decision over Roger Williams’ John
Paul Garlasco and pinned Bridgewater States Greg Tanny in 2:14.
Southern Maine will compete at the Desert Duals hosted by Wartburg College
in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday (tba).
At Bristol, Rhode Island
Roger Williams University 36, Southern Maine 12
125 – Kaare Stakdal (RWU) won by forfeit
133 – Billy Cole (SM) major dec. Jay Mahoney (RWU), 14-1
141 – Martin Mitchell (RWU) dec. Cinjin Goeway (SM), 13-7
149 – Nick Herrick (RWU) pinned Peter Gilman (SM), 2:30
157 – Bobby Markowski (RWU) tech. fall Luis Ruiz (SM), 3:43
165 – Mike Morin (SM) tech. fall Ryan Lefaivre (RWU), 5:32
174 – Chris Nadeau (RWU) pinned Curtis Hill (SM), 1:36
184 – Alex Holland (SM) dec. John Paul Garlasco (RWU), 7-3
197 – Nick Cambi (RWU) major dec. Matthew Bubar (SM), 14-1
285 – Ben Kissane (RWU) medical forfeit Ryan Stanton (SM)
American International 30, Southern Maine 18
125 – Este Lara (AIC) pinned Kyle Marin (SM), 2:31
133 – Billy Cole (SM) won by forfeit
141 – Christopher Hoffman (AIC) dec. Peter Gilman (SM), 5-2
149 – Sam Gauvine (AIC) major dec. George Robles III (SM), 14-5
157 – Ronald Tetreault (AIC) dec. Cody Byrd (SM), 2-0
165 – Mike Morin (SM) won by forfeit
174 – Jason Pagan (AIC) major dec. Curtis Hill (SM), 12-1
184 – Jesse Rayworth (SM) pinned C.J. Chaika (AIC), 2:37
197 – Yaakov Bloch (AIC) major dec. James LaMarca (SM), 15-5
285 – Travis Koch (AIC) pinned Chaz Guthrie (SM), 1:43
Bridgewater State 24, Southern Maine 22
125 – Dan Palmer (BSC) dec. Kyle Martin (SM), 7-6
133 – Kenny Francis (BSC) dec. Billy Cole (SM), 9-3
141 – Cinjin Goeway (SM) pinned Derek Grant (BSC), 1:36
149 – Sean Fields (BSC) dec. George Robles III (SM), 6-5
157 – Frank Cammisa (BSC) pinned Luiz Ruiz (SM), 1:20
165 – Mike Morin (SM) major dec. Steven Ciaccio (BSC), 12-3
174 – Ethan Raymond (BSC) dec. Cody Byrd (SM), 5-0
184 – Zachary Bates (BSC) pinned Jesse Rayworth (SM), 1:18
197 – Alex Holland (SM) pinned Greg Tanny (BSC) 2:14
285 – Chaz Guthrie (SM) pinned Sam Fritz (BSC), 3:54
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Monday, December 7, 2009
Morin Named Pilgrim Wrestling League Wrestler of the Week
GORHAM, Maine – Senior captain Mike Morin (Fryeburg, Maine/St. Thomas Aquinas)
of the University of Southern Maine Huskies wrestling team has been named the
Pilgrim Wrestling League Wrestler of the Week for the week ending Sunday,
December 6, 2009. It is the second time this season that Morin has earned the
accolade previously being awarded on November 16, 2009.
Morin won the 165-pound bracket at Southern Maine’s annual Ted Reese
Invitational and in the process achieved the 100-win milestone in his career.
Morin steamrolled through his competition at the invitational, earning a major
decision, win by injury default and a finally a win by fall in the championship
bout. With his three victories, Morin remained undefeated this season to
improve to 12-0 overall. In his career, Morin is 101-16.
Southern Maine travels to Bristol, Rhode Island on Saturday (11:00 a.m.)
for a quad-meet at Roger Wiliams University with Bridgewater State College and
American International College.
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Saturday, December 5, 2009
Southern Maine Finishes Fourth At Ted Reese Invitational
Senior Mike Morin Collects 100th Career Win
GORHAM, Maine – Senior captain Mike Morin (Fryeburg, Maine/St. Thomas
Aquinas) rolled through the 165-pound bracket and claimed his 100th career win
to lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies wrestling team to a fourth
place finish at its Ted Reese Invitational Saturday afternoon at the Costello
Sports Complex in Gorham, Maine.
Morin won the 165-pound bracket with a perfect 3-0 mark, claiming his 100th
career victory in his second match of the day. Morin, who became USM’s first
ever wrestling All-American in 2009, is now 101-16 in his career. Junior Billy
Cole (Madbury, N.H./Oyster River) joined Morin on the winner’s podium claiming
the individual title in the 133-pound bracket as USM scored 79 points.
Plymouth State placed first with 91 points, narrowly edging out American
International College. AIC finished second scoring 90-.5 points, followed by
Trinity College (Conn.) in third with 84.5 points in the eight team tourney.
USM freshman Peter Gilman (Alfred, Maine/Massabesic) had a strong showing
placing second in the 141-pound bracket, while junior Jesse Rayworth (North
Berwick, Maine/Noble) battled back through the consolation bracket to place
third in the 184-pound bracket.
Morin’s first victory came in a 15-5 major decision over Trinity’s Benjamin
Speicher. Morin then won by injury default over American International
College’s Angel Mazara, before putting Plymouth State’s Seth Carter to the mat
in the championship bout in 2:15.
Cole was equally as dominant over his opponents in the 133-pound class.
Cole pinned the University of New Hampshire’s Sean Mooney in 2:29 and then
earned his second fall of the tourney with a pin over Western New England’s Alex
Morganstern in 2:10. In the championship match, Cole took an 8-0 major decision
over Western New England’s Anthony Medina.
Southern Maine returns to action at Roger Williams University on Saturday
(11:00 a.m.) with Bridgewater State and American International College.
Team Results: 1. Plymouth State 91 2. American International College 90.5 3.
Trinity (Conn) 84.5 4. Southern Maine 79 5. Western New England 74.5 6. MIT
62 points 7. RPI 31 8. UNH 12.5
Southern Maine Wrestlers:
125: Kyle Martin (SM) dec. Mike Lavaille (UNH) 12-6; Josh Huber (PSU) tech. fall
Martin (SM) 17-1; Michael Martignetti (Trinity) dec. Martin (SM) 12-8
133: Alex Morganstern (WNEC) dec. Dylan Schulze (SM) 4-2; Derek Bolduc (PSU)
dec. Schulze (SM) 7-1; Kevin Constantine (Trinity) major dec. Nick Healy (SM)
13-3; Bee Vang (MIT) dec. Healy (SM) 13-10; Billy Cole (SM) pinned Sean Mooney
(UNH) 2;29; Cole (SM) pinned Alex Morganstern (WNEC) 2:10; CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT –
Cole (SM) major dec. Anthony Medina (WNEC) 8-0.
141: Christopher Hoffman (AIC) dec. Cinjin Goeway (SM) 8-1; Goeway (SM) pinned
Nik Moreshi (WNEC) 0:33; Goeway (SM) pinned Kenzan Tanabe (MIT) 4:49; THIRD
PLACE MATCH: Hoffman (AIC) dec. Goeway (SM) 8-6; Peter Gilman (SM) pinned Pat
Cassella (PSU) 3:42; Gilman (SM) pinned Tanabe (MIT) 7:42; CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT –
Jacob Gire (Trinity) dec. Gilman (SM) 4-3
149: Peter Bronder (PSU) pinned George Robles (SM) 2:24; Robles (SM) major dec.
Tony Decato (WNEC) 13-5; Nick Watson (WNEC) dec. Robles (SM) 9-6
157: Nicholas Stewart (Trinity) pinned Luis Ruiz (SM) 1:15; Michael Gerhardt
(MIT) pinned Ruiz (SM) 5:13
165: Mike Morin (SM) major dec. Benjamin Speicher (Trinity) 15-5; Morin (SM)
injury default Angel Mazara (AIC); CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT – Morin (SM) pinned Seth
Carter (PSU) 2:15
174: Curt Hill (SM) pinned Alexander Schreiber (Trinity) 6:17; Jesse Bilodeau
(PSU) pinned Hill (SM) 0:55; Matt Rahman (WNEC) major dec. Hill (SM) 18-8
184: Alex Holland (SM) pinned Dale Greenwood (PSU) 2:38; Yaakov Bloch (AIC) dec.
Holland (SM) 9-4; Holland (SM) pinned CJ Chaika (AIC) 1:37; Rob Phillips (PSU)
dec. Jesse Rayworth (SM) 5-3; Rayworth (SM) pinned Holland (SM) 1:22; James
LaMarca (SM) pinned Travone Logan (WNEC) 1:52; Chukwuemeka Kanu (Trinity) dec.
LaMarca (SM) 5-0; Rayworth (SM) dec. LaMarca (SM) 10-3; THIRD PLACE BOUT –
Rayworth (SM) dec. Rob Phillips (PSU) 5-3.
197: Joseph Silverman (MIT) pinned Matthew Bubar (SM) 2:41; Chris Stabler (RPI)
dec. Bubar (SM) 3-2
285: Dan Burke (PSU) pinned Chaz Guthrie (SM) 2:03; Matt Foley (UNH) pinned
Guthrie (SM) 5:10; Travis Koch (AIC) dec. Ryan Stanton (SM) 2-0; Burke (PSU)
dec. Stanton (SM) 7-2
Outstanding Wrestling: Billy Cole, Southern Maine, 133 lbs
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Saturday, November 21, 2009
Southern Maine Finishes Eighth at Oneonta State Red Dragon Invitational
Morin (165) and Cole (133) Win Weight Brackets
ONEONTA, N.Y. – Senior captain Mike Morin (Fryeburg, Maine/St. Thomas
Aquinas) and junior Billy Cole (Madbury, N.H./Oyster River) each won their
respective weight brackets to highlight an eighth place finish by the University
of Southern Maine Huskies wrestling team at the 2009 Oneonta State Red Dragon
Invitational Saturday in Oneonta, N.Y.
Southern Maine scored 58 points to finish eighth out of 12 competing
school. The College of New Jersey finished first with 152 points, followed by
SUNY-Cortland with 105.5 points. McDaniel College scored 96 points to place
third and host Oneonta State tallied 80 points to place fourth.
Seeded third in the bracket, Cole won the 133-pound bracket earning a
technical fall, two pins and forfeit. In the championship bout, Cole defeated
fourth-seeded Dan Audy of Niagra Community College by fall in a time of 1:21 to
earn the title.
Morin, the top-seed in his division, cruised through his opponents earning
the title at 165-pounds. Morin earned five victories en route to the title,
improving his season record to 9-0 and his career record to 98-16. Morin earned
three wins by decision, a major decision and a win by fall. In the championship
bout against sixth-seeded Eric Levenseller of John Hopkins University, Morin
earned an 8-1 decision.
Southern Maine returns to action on Saturday, December 5 (10:00 a.m.) when
it hosts its annual Ted Reese Invitational.
Team Scores: 1. TCNJ 152 2. Cortland 105.5 3. McDaniel 96 4. Oneonta 80 5.
RIT 73 6. Niagra CC 67.5 7. WPI 61.5 8. Southern Maine 58 9. Johns Hopkins
56.5 10. Morrisville 43 11. Gettysburg 28 12. Scranton 20
Southern Maine Wrestlers:
125: Derek Conant (Oneonta) pinned Kyle Martin (SM), 1:44; Earl Eppard
(McDaniel) pinned Martin (SM) 6:16
133: Billy Cole (SM) tech. fall Sean Ensign (McDaniel) 16-0 (4:05); Cole (SM)
pinned Dan Hicks (RIT) 1:24; Cole (SM) won by forfeit Ed Galvin (Oneonta);
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH – Cole (SM) pinned Dan Audy (NCC) 1:21
Vinny Signoriello (SCR) pinned Dylan Schulze (SM) 1:54; Dan Metcalf (WPI) dec.
Shulze (SM) 5-1
Audy (NCC) technical fall Nick Healy (SM) 20-2 (6:46); Dan Herr (CNJ) pinned
Healy (SM) 4:40
141: Peter Gilman (SM) major dec. Eric Smith (NCC) 11-3; Brian Suozzo (CNJ) dec.
Gilman (SM) 6-5; Gilman (SM) pinned Tom Jones (WPI) 1:35; Gilman (SM) dec. Marty
Lorenz (Oneonta) 7-0; Mike D’Amato (Cort) dec. Gilman (SM) 7-1.
Cinjin Goeway (SM) pinned Mike Gregg (Oneonta) 2:23; Mike Ebert (Scranton) dec.
Goeway (SM) 11-8; Mike Tancredi (McDaniel) major dec. Goeway (SM) 12-1
149: None
157: Luis Ruiz (SM) dec. Josiah Parker (Mor) 13-8; Jason Wake (RIT) pinned Ruiz
(SM) 1:45; Steve Glickman (Scr) dec. Ruiz (SM) 5-4
165: Mike Morin (SM) pinned Justin Galusha (NCC) 2:45; Morin (SM) major dec. Jon
Conroy (Cor) 18-6; Morin (SM) dec. Nick Fushino (RIT) 12-5; Morin (SM) dec. Will
Brodfueher (Cor) 7-2; CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH - Morin (SM) dec. Eric Levenseller
(JHU) 8-1
174: Ben Johnstrone (RIT) pinned Dan Neumann (SM) 1:02; Tom Siller (CNJ)
technical fall Neumann (SM) 17-2 (5:13).
184: Will Parks (Cor) pinned Alex Holland (SM) 2:10; Holland (SM) pinned Joe
Vanni (WPI) 2:27; Holland (SM) pinned Matt Kurey (Oneonta) 7:22; LaMarca (SM)
pinned Holland (SM) 4:07
Kurt Hill (SM) pinned Kevin DiGuilio (Scr) 3:41; Hill (SM) pinned Nick Genovese
(Scr) 1:28; Karamer (One) pinned Hill (SM) 2:40
James LaMarca (SM) pinned John Carver (Mor) 2:03; Josh Wake (Oneonta) major dec.
LaMarca (SM) 15-7; LaMarca (SM) pinned Holland (SM) 4:07; Brian Karamer (One)
dec. LaMarca (SM) 8-3
Jesse Rayworth (SM) pinned Tom Armentano (RIT) 2:37; Luke Mitchell (Get) major
dec. Rayworth (15-3); Will Yeo (McDaniel) pinned Rayworth (SM) 5:58
197: Adam Kozial (CNJ) major dec. Matt Bubar (SM) 14-0; John Joseph (Oneonta)
pinned Bubar (SM) 6:36
285: Brock Glotfelty (McD) pinned Chaz Guthrie (SM) 1:44; Guthrie (SM) dec. Sam
O’Donnell (Mor) 6-5; Guthrie (SM) dec. Phil Katain (Oneonta) 9-6; James Lamonica
(Oneonta) dec. Guthrie (SM) 8-1.
Matt Johnson (NCC) pinned Ryan Stanton (SM) 1:47; Stanton (SM) dec. Lester
Fanton (RIT) 5-3; Stanton (SM) pinned Angelo Montant (RIT) 3:51; Ian Clark (Cor)
pinned Stanton (SM) 0:59
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Monday, November 16, 2009
Southern Maine Grapplers Morin and Byrd Earn Weekly Recognition
GORHAM, Maine – Senior Mike Morin (Fryeburg, Maine/St. Thomas Aquinas) and
freshman Cody Byrd (Londonderry, N.H.) of the University of Southern Maine
Huskies wrestling team each earned weekly accolades following their season
opening performances at the 2009 Roger Williams Invitational this Saturday in
Bristol, Rhode Island.
Morin was named the Pilgrim Wrestling League Wrestler of the Week and Byrd
was awarded the New England Wrestling Association (NEWA) Rookie Wrestler of the
Week honor. A senior captain, Morin won the 165-pound bracket at the RWU
Invitational posting a 4-0 record and was named the invitational’s Most
Outstanding Upperweight Wrestler.
In his USM debut, Byrd won the 157-pound bracket at the RWU Invitational
and was named the invitational’s Most Outstanding Lightweight Wrestler. Byrd
finished the invitational with a 4-0 record, including a sudden victory win in
the championship match.
Southern Maine finished sixth at the RWU Invitational with 88 points. The
Huskies return to action on Saturday (9:30 a.m.) at the Oneonta State Red Dragon
Invitational.
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Saturday, November 14, 2009
Morin, Byrd Earn Outstanding Wrestler Honors at Roger Williams Invitational
Huskies Finish Sixth In Season Opener
BRISTOL, Rhode Island – Senior captain Mike Morin (Fryeburg, Maine/St. Thomas
Aquinas) and freshman Cody Byrd (Londonderry, N.H.) each placed first in their
respective weight classes to lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a
sixth place finish at the 2009 Roger Williams Invitational Saturday afternoon in
Bristol, Rhode Island.
Morin, the Huskies first-ever wrestling All-American, won the 165-pound
bracket, while Byrd began his career as a Husky with a bang winning the 157-
pound bracket. Morin was named the invitational’s Most Outstanding Upperweight
Wrestler and Byrd was named the Most Outstanding Lightweight Wrestler. Morin
gutted out a narrow 3-2 decision over Messiah’s Trent Zempel to earn the first
place finish. Byrd defeated Roger Williams University’s Mike Monson 5-3.
Freshman Peter Gilman (Alfred, Maine/Massabesic) earned a second place
finish for the Huskies in the 141-pound bracket, while junior Billy Cole
(Madbury, N.H./Oyster River) placed fourth in the 133-division.
Southern Maine returns to action on Saturday (9:30 a.m.) at the Oneonta
State Red Dragon Invitational.
Team Results: 1. Wesleyan, 137 2. Roger Williams, 128 3. Johnson & Wales, 126
4. Rhode Island College, 125 5. Messiah, 119 6. Southern Maine, 88 7.
Western New England, 67.5 8. Bridgewater State, 52 9. Coast Guard, 43.5 10.
WPI, 40 11. MIT, 38.5 12. Norwich, 34.5
1ST, 3RD AND 5TH PLACE MATCHES AT EACH WEIGHT:
125-1st Place: Michael Bastante (JWU) 10-7 over Carl Anderson (WPI)
125-3rd Place: Dan Bloom (Wesleyan) 6-3 over Grant Kadokura (MIT)
125-5th Place: Brandon Gauthier (RIC) pinned Spencer Alexander (Messiah) at 0:36
133-1st Place: Travis Drappi (RIC) 4-2 over Alex Labeef (RIC)
133-3rd Place: Anthony Medina (WNEC) pinned Billy Cole (USM) at 5:24
133-5th Place: Maika Nagata (Wesleyan) 8-1 over Steve Hunt (RIC)
141-1st Place: Martin Mitchell (RWU) 11-6 over Peter Gilman (USM)
141-3rd Place: Alex DeHart (Messiah) tech fall over Andrew Armstrong (USCGA)
141-5th Place: Howard Tobochnik (Wesleyan) pinned Roy Marshall (RIC) at 4:28
149-1st Place: Kevin Sutherland (RIC) 5-4 RT; TB2 over John Marsh (BSC)
149-3rd Place: Nick Herrick (RWU) 11-2 over Andrew Van Kyke (JWU)
149-5th Place: Logan Putnam (Messiah) med. Forfeit over Matt Spataro (WNEC)
157-1st Place: Cody Byrd (USM) 5-3 over Mike Monson (RWU)
157-3rd Place: Tyler Howe (WPI) 6-4 over Andrew Snyder (USCGA)
157-5th Place: Matt Cross (Messiah) 7-5 over Dave Bachy (Wesleyan)
165-1st Place: Mike Morin (USM) 3-2 over Trent Zempel (Messiah)
165-3rd Place: Kyle Rodgers (RWU) pinned Josh Berkovic (Wesleyan) at 1:41
165-5th Place: Alex Shea (JWU) 7-6 over Ethan Raymond (BSC)
174-1st Place: Greg Hurd (Wesleyan) 10-3 over Dave Jones (Messiah)
174-3rd Place: Colin Lenhardt (JWU) pinned Kyle Roosa (Wesleyan) at 1:12
174-5th Place: Chris Nadeau (RWU) 6-4 over Davin Okerblom (Messiah)
184-1st Place: Brennan Ward (JWU) 7-3 over Ray Moore (RIC)
184-3rd Place: Jefferson Ajayi (Wesleyan) med. Forfeit over Zack Rolfe
(Wesleyan)
184-5th Place: Ray Gauthier (Norwich) med. Forfeit over Jordan Ferguson
(Norwich)
197-1st Place: Joe Silverman (MIT) 3-0 over Nick Cambi (RWU)
197-3rd Place: Timmy Hopkins (Messiah) 6-4 over Patrick McCrohan (JWU)
197-5th Place: Luke Erickson (Wesleyan) med. Forfeit over Dave Amrhein
(Wesleyan)
285-1st Place: Jamison Sacco (WNEC) 8-0 over Brian Nicoll (RIC)
285-3rd Place: Ben Kissane (RWU) 14-3 over Jon Flegal (JWU)
285-5th Place: Humphrey Swift (JWU) 7-6 over Zane Bachert (Messiah)
Most Outstanding Lightweight Wrestler: Cody Byrd - USM
Most Outstanding Upperweight Wrestler: Mike Morin - USM
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Monday, November 9, 2009
Christensen, Cole and Morin Tabbed USM Wrestling Captains
Huskies Open Season November 14 at Roger Williams Invitational
GORHAM, Maine – Seniors Doug Christensen (Middletown, N.Y./Monroe-
Woodbury) and Mike Morin (Fryeburg, Maine/St. Thomas Aquinas) and junior William
Cole (Madbury, N.H./Oyster River) of the University of Southern Maine Huskies
wrestling team have been selected as tri-captains for the 2009-2010 season.
Southern Maine head coach Joseph Pistone made the announcement as the team
prepares for its season-opening event, the Roger Williams University
Invitational on Saturday, November 14 (10:00 a.m.).
“As a coach I am proud to have three individuals such as Mike, Doug and
William representing our team as captains,” said Pistone. “Individually these
student-athletes have distinguished themselves in the classroom and in
competition. Doug and Mike both earned NCAA Division III Scholar All-America
honors last season, William had one of the best rookie seasons in his weight
class and Mike became USM’s first wrestling All-American placing fourth in the
National Championship tournament. The entire USM wrestling coaching staff as
been impressed with the level of commitment and determination each of these
athletes have embodied during their careers and I am looking forward to seeing
their results and leadership during the season.”
Cole finished his rookie season with an impressive 21-11 overall record
(.656 winning percentage) while wrestling at 125-pounds. Cole posted a record
of 14-6 in invitational meets and 7-5 in dual meet action. He earned nine wins
by fall and tallied 32 points in dual meet competition. He earned Pilgrim
League Rookie Wrestler of the Week honors on November 11, 2008 and was named the
New England Wrestling Association Rookie of the Week on November 9, 2008.
Christensen, a two-time All-New England Wrestler (2008, 2009) earned
Pilgrim League Scholar-Athlete honors in 2009. Finishing sixth at the 2008 and
2009 New England Wrestling Association Championship at 141-pounds, Christensen
completed his junior season with a solid record of 20-16 (.555 winning
percentage).
Quickly becoming the most decorated wrestler in USM history, Morin earned
numerous honors as a junior. Becoming the first ever All-American in the 12-
year history of the Huskies’ wrestling program after placing fourth in the 165-
pound division at the 2009 NCAA Division III National Championship meet, Morin
finished his junior year with a remarkable record of 40-2 (.952 winning
percentage). Undefeated in dual meet action (15-0), Morin’s only two losses of
the season were in the NCAA championships. Repeating as the NEWA Champion in
the 165-pound bracket to earn his bid to the national championship, Morin became
just the second USM wrestler to earn qualify for the NCAA tournament twice in
their career, joining former USM standout Adam Farrington, who qualified in 1999
and 2001.
Entering the season ranked as the top wrestler in the 165-pound division by
the National Wrestling Coaches Association, Morin was named the 2009 Pilgrim
League Wrestler of the Year and to the league’s all-star first team. A two-time
All-New England (2008, 2009) honoree and a 2008 Pilgrim League All-Star
honorable mention selection, Morin has an outstanding record of 89-16 (.847
winning percentage).
Following its opening tournament at Roger Williams, Southern Maine travels
to Oneonta, N.Y. for the Oneonta State Red Dragon Invitational (Nov. 21, 9:30
a.m.), and then hosts its annual Ted Reese Invitational (Dec. 5, 10:00 a.m.).
The Huskies compete at the Roger Williams Quad Meet with Bridgewater State and
American International College (Dec. 12, 11:00 a.m.) and then will fly to Las
Vegas to compete in the Desert Duals (Dec. 20, tba).
In January, USM competes in the Williams College Quad Meet with Plymouth
State, WPI and Trinity (Jan. 4, 10:00 a.m.) and then in the Williams College
Invitational (Jan. 5, 9:00 a.m.). The Huskies return home and host the USM Quad
Meet (Jan. 9, 12:00 p.m.) and then compete in the Johnson & Wales Tri-Meet with
Wesleyan (Jan. 16, 2:00 p.m.). Southern Maine competes at the NEWA Duals hosted
by Springfield College (Jan. 24, 10 a.m.) and then will compete at the Trinity
Tri-Meet with the United States Coast Guard Academy (Jan. 29, tba).
In February, USM hosts its second USM Tri-Meet with Rhode Island College
and Roger Williams (Feb. 7, 11:00 a.m.) before competing at the 2010 New England
Wrestling Association (NEWA) Championships hosted by Western New England College
(Feb. 19-20, 10 a.m.).
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Friday, October 30, 2009
Senior Mike Morin Enters Season Ranked No. 1 in Weight Class
GORHAM, Maine – Senior captain Mike Morin (Fryeburg, Maine/St. Thomas
Aquinas) of the University of Southern Maine Huskies wrestling team is ranked as
the top wrestler in the 165-pound weight division in the National Wrestling
Coaches Association (NWCA) Division III Brute-Adidas Individual Ranking Poll.
The NWCA released its preseason ranking earlier this week. It is the highest
individual ranking ever achieved by a USM wrestler.
“While Mike and I both know that what really matters is done on the mat,
this is a tremendous honor for a student-athlete that works hard both in the
arena of competition and in the classroom,” said USM head coach Joe Pistone.
“Mike’s success is directly due to his work ethic and commitment to being the
best possible wrestler he can be.”
Morin heads into his senior season after a historic junior year for the
Huskies. Morin became the first-ever All-American in the 12-year history of the
Huskies’ wrestling program after placing fourth nationally in the 165-pound
division at the 2009 NCAA Division III National Championship. Morin was also
named the 2009 Pilgrim Wrestling League Wrestler of the Year, earned first team
All-Pilgrim League honors and was named to the Pilgrim Wrestling League Scholar-
Athlete All-Star team.
Morin earned the right to compete in his second NCAA Division III National
Championship tournament of his career after repeating as the 165-pound New
England Wrestling Association Champion and earned his All-America status after
finishing in the top eight of the competition. Only the third wrestler in the
program’s history, to qualify for the NCAA tournament, Morin is the first USM
wrestler to earn a victory at the NCAA Championship. Morin finished his
remarkable season with an outstanding 40-2 record, dropping his only two matches
of the season at the national championship.
Morin, also a two-time All-New England (2008, 2009) honoree, has an
outstanding career-record of 89-16 (.847) in his career.
Southern Maine opens its season on Saturday, November 14 at 10 a.m. when it
travels to the Roger Williams Invitational.
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